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I Knew You Were Trouble was originally released on October 9, 2012 as the third promo single from Red. However, it was released as Red’s third official single on November 27, 2012.

In the US, it debuted at number three, mainly due to digital sales of 416,000. Later, it peaked at number two, becoming one of her many top-two hits including You Belong With Me and Today Was A Fairytale.

Internationally, it became a top ten hit in Australia, Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.